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Deep Water Soloing
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Written by Branly
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 | Nowadays, soloing (without any rope and harness) above the water has become fashionable and relatively widespread. As evidence, there is a plethora of terms for this practice : deep water soloing, marine crossings, soledad en aguas profundas, DWS, psicobloc... Additionally,... Photo: Paul Pride |
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Written by Branly
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 | Pre-requisites :Know how to swim: you can DWS with those fancy orange rescue suits, but your chin and your armpits will never forgive you. Always remember: avoid vicious jellyfish (unless you want your friends to pee on you, or you want to pee on yourself—it really does work to take the sting and poison away, not that we know from experience),... |
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Written by Branly
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 | Up to now, Deep Water Soloing is definitely the best climbing activity in Ha Long bay. An enchanting and mythical landscape, a feeling of delirium, no worrying and wondering about corroded bolts (bear in mind that most of the equipped routes in the Bay are not climbable anymore, the bolts being badly oxidised and dangerous to use, except the latest SloPony openings in Cat Ba and... |
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Written by Branly
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 | How to get there ?What is generally called Ha Long bay actually comprises of two bays, Ha Long bay and Lang Ha bay, which are administratively linked to different provinces (hence the difficulty to get official permits)... |
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Written by Branly
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 | Le DWS étant synonymes de liberté totale, un topo serait une hérésie qui irait à l’encontre de ses valeurs. Cependant, il peut- être difficile de trouver de belles falaises propices à cette activité dans l’immensité de la Baie. Pour vous aider... |
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